Rock Climbing

Robin O'Leary

London, England

"The first time I used FrictionLabs was in Magic Wood. It was 36 degrees and I was trying Supernova. A friend gave me his FL and I sent! This happened on 3 different boulders. I was converted and have never gone back. I’ve got wet skin and FL is the only chalk that keeps it dry!"

Robin O’Leary is a performance climbing coach based in the UK. He is the head coach of the GB ParaClimbing Team and works with many GB athletes in both the junior and senior teams. As well as this, Robin works with hundreds of keen climbers of all ages and abilities and is hands on with many youth squads. His clients vary between keen competitions climbers and those only dedicated to climbing outside. Robin is the founder of ROCUP Holidays and the Youth Climbing Symposium. Photo: James Downer